Why do shepherds carry sheep on their shoulders

This comment comes some years after you published this post! I think in love He disciplines us, but in my experience, he uses the self inflicted things and consequences of my unwise decisions to teach and discipline me. But he always buffers the blow, we never get what we really deserve and God really is so full of grace and mercy and I believe he never delights in our pain.

I not only believed the myth, but believed God was always watching with a stick. I have no more experience in sheep herding than the hundreds of preachers who have used this false illustration in their sermons.

Unlike them, however, I have made the effort to research the information provided by real shepherds as quoted in my article. Do you have contrary evidence or experience to offer? I would love to dialogue if you do :. Claire might not be a herder or have numerous sheep, but I do and I find this to be a fascinating topic.

I am the owner of over 10, head of sheep. We run these sheep on open range which would be very, very similar to the way they were herded in the biblical days. For each band which is approximately head of ewes mother sheep there is one herder. I have heard the story of the breaking of the lambs leg numerous times and it is definitely laughable to anyone who actually herds sheep.

Lambs legs do get broken and it is always a huge issue and inconvenience. Herders are dismayed to have a lamb with a leg to be healed. The herd travels slower and the lamb is more susceptible to prey and death. The story was obviously concocted by someone very ignorant of sheep who needed a good tale. Thanks for your helpful comment, Jennifer. I love getting periodic updates when people comment on this blog which, even apart from this post, is very cool. Yes, thanks, Jennifer, for your insight!

The connotation is much more passive than forceful. The second half of the verse is about leading as well, which would be in awkward juxtaposition to broken legs. I am still damaged from hearing and believing this stuff that is against the very nature of God. This morning I began to think about this story and wondered if it could be true. Look at the amazing amount of comments it has drawn.

Shepherd s do brake lambs legs. Notice the correct word Brake. They place a weight on the leg of a lamb that is prone to wander until the lamb learns to recognize the voice of the Shepherd. Ever been stuck? Spinning you wheels?

Feel like all you plans are going nowhere? Could been our emergency break is on! Jacob wrestled with the Lord and would not let go until he blessed him, his hip socket was either broken or somehow his thigh bone dislocated at about 40 years of age, and for the remainder of his life he leaned upon the top of his staff. This was mentioned in the annals of those of faith Heb 11 , that Jacob worshipped leaning on the top of his staff.

Instead of leaning or trusting in the arm of flesh, he now had an ever present reminder to lean on God through this God given infirmity. Thank you for such an amazing article. Thank you. Keep seeking support and resources to encourage you in disciplining your son as God gently disciplines us. They are out there! Soon I would come to understand the why.

I knew that the next day my husband would be off work and at home so I scanned the newspaper to learn what hour the Chicago Bulls would be playing the following day.

I arose from the kitchen table, picked up the trash, went out the back door and down the back steps to the landing laid with bricks to the concrete pavement where sat our trash toter. My right foot twisted on the brick landing and I fell down.

I discovered that I had fractured one foot bone in three places. It seems from that I escaped by what was to come I escaped not. A rental tenant who lived in our home offered to assist me as needed. He had lived in our home three years thus far and had come to understand my love languages.

He pursued me with that knowledge in the kitchen, where I spent most of my time as the homemaker, when his attempts to draw me to his room failed. I resisted his advances but was weakened with each attempt until I yielded to him.

Although Jesus reasoned with me to think of my husband for good, I chose to live double minded with the tenant and with my husband. Great was the fall of my Christian faith. The extramarital affair ushered within me great evil. Deception of clinician caused an abortion as she, also a Christian, was aware of my own deception to my husband and the present pregnancy.

The dark side became so encompassing that all I could do was to call out to Jesus for liberation. Prayer warriors also requested intercession. One afternoon Jesus said to me that Today would be the day I tell my husband of my one and one-half year affair.

He told me how, when and where to do so. The tenant was evicted from our home and reunited with me the following year as I had for the first time forgotten our wedding anniversary. In the hospital I had a spiritual encounter mid-December regarding the resurrection of Christ.

Great was my fall spiritually. The latter path that I walked upon is a continual work of spiritual restoration to this day. You are commenting using your WordPress.

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Sign me up! Dare to Disciple. Explore the boundaries of parental authority while preserving your child's free will. Skip to content. According to the sheep experts at Sheep , There is no such story in the Bible.

To do so would be cruel and impractical. Again, from Sheep It is known that animals can instantly recognize the voice of a familiar trusted person. Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever. Is I will search for the lost and bring back the strays.

Ez Shepherd your people with your staff , the flock of your inheritance, which lives by itself in a forest, in fertile pasturelands. Mic I am the good shepherd. Jn , May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.

Heb For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. Share this: Click to share on Twitter Opens in new window Click to share on Facebook Opens in new window Click to share on Reddit Opens in new window Click to email this to a friend Opens in new window Click to print Opens in new window.

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How does the thought of riding on the shoulders of Jesus strike you? In what ways do you need Jesus to carry you today? Though he has been with you for twenty-five years now, and though my Rose Parade memories are now a half-century old, I can still feel what it was like to be carried by him. What a gift to have had a father who helped me to understand your love for me.

Yet, no matter our life experience, no matter how lost and unworthy we might be, you seek us out. And when you find us, you lift us up and place us securely on your solid shoulders. You carry us when we are weak, when we are tired, when we feel as if we simply cannot go on.

Thank you, dear Lord, for being our good shepherd. The other night, I woke up about a. When I get into that state of mind, I After the disciples of Jesus returned from their mission trip, in which they proclaimed and demonstrated the kingdom of As you read Ephesians 2, you get the idea that salvation by grace is a big deal. Verse 5 reveals that we have been saved Every resource on our site was made possible through the financial support of people like you. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.

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